1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: At Luxor, Thebes, Upper Egypt is a 1847 by Louis Haghe, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three giant stone pillars standing in a desert-like setting. A few people are gathered around them—some sitting, others standing—while a palm tree leans to the right. The pillars have smooth tops and carved details near the base, and the background includes a long, low wall and a distant horizon. The artist focused on the scale and texture of the ruins, making them look ancient and weathered. The scene feels quiet, with light and shadow playing across the stone. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used ruins to tell bigger stories.
Louis Haghe (17 March 1806 – 9 March 1885) was a lithographer and watercolourist from the Netherlands and then the United Kingdom.
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